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Ripples #96

Aspiring Model on Vacation in Mexico Shows Colostomy Bags to the World

The Aquatic Quiz #5

World Cup Nude SwimmingPhotos Outrage Teammates

Tackling a major fountain project in a significant public space is nothing new to Jon Mitovich and the staff at Roman Fountains – but getting it done at breakneck speed? That, he says, brought out something special in everyone who participated in designing, engineering and building the reflecting pools intended to set off a key sculptural addition to the front of Dallas’ AT&T Stadium.

Some projects carry obvious prestige, and this is one of them: The pair of reflecting pools and the sculpture that rises above them stand in front of AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas - home to the Dallas Cowboys and, several times a year, host to nationally televised football games. But certain of these prestige projects take on extra dimensions - and this was one of them, too: The mirror-finished dish that surmounts the watershapes

Ripples #95

Kim Jong Un Supervises Swimming Drill for North Korean Naval Officers

Grounded Value

'In recent weeks,' wrote Bruce Zaretsky to open his On the Level column in the July 2009 issue of WaterShapes, 'I've spent a good bit of time speaking to landscaping colleagues, garden clubs and symposium attendees about our general need to get smarter when it comes to how we think about landscapes. 'This is all part of my perpetual campaign to

What’s in a Name?

I was juggling the content of the newsletter you have before you the other day when something hit me: When it first appeared in May 2010, it made perfect sense to call this digital entity "WaterShapes EXTRA" because that was what it was - a bonus package of information designed to

#13: Volleyball Plus

Homeowners often come to the watershape-purchasing process with very specific ideas in mind. Maybe they want a venue exclusively for lap swimming, or a fountain to wash out traffic noise, or a finely finished monument to their refined taste in tile and stone. That's great, and it's fairly easy to tailor a design to meet these needs. More often, however, clients